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After an impressive win away against Barcelona in the Champions League, Juventus turn their focus back to Serie A, as they will be going away to play Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

In the last 29 Serie A meetings between these two teams, Genoa have won just 4 games, while Juventus have won 17 matches, with the other 5 games ending in a draw. Genoa have won just once in their last 8 clashes, with the Old Lady winning 6.

Genoa will be without Cristian Zapata, Mattia Perin, Davide Biraschi, Domenico Criscito, Davide Zappacosta, and Francesco Cassata due to injury. Juventus, on the other hand, will be without Merih Demiral and Giorgio Chiellini due to injury, while Álvaro Morata and Carlo Pinsoglio will miss due to suspension.  

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo's fine form has helped the Turin giants, who will be looking to pick up their first back to back wins of the season. They should do enough to defeat Genoa

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 208, SuperSport Variety 3 on Sunday, December 13 2020, by 6 pm Naija time.

French striker Karim Benzema scored a brace to send Real Madrid into the second round of the Champions League as the Blancos defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Real Madrid scored the first goal with a Benzema header in the 9th minute from a pinpoint cross from Lucas Vazquez. The 32-year-old striker then made it 2-0 with another header following a perfect cross from Rodrygo Goes. The Blancos could have scored more, but they hit the woodwork on different occasions.

In the end, Real Madrid finished top of the group with 10 points in 6 games, while Borussia Mönchengladbach finished second with 8 points, having better head to head over Shakhtar Donetsk, who also finished with 8 points, after playing a goalless draw with Inter Milan, who finished with 6 points.

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Real Madrid will have the final chance to qualify for the second round as they will be welcoming Borussia Mönchengladbach to the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium on Wednesday night.

There have been 5 Champions League meetings between these two teams. Mönchengladbach have won 1 game, while Real Madrid also won 1 match, with the other 3 games ending in a draw. Both teams have scored 10 goals each in those matches.

Borussia Mönchengladbach will be without Tony Jantschke, Nico Elvedi, and Jonas Hofmann due to injury, while Ramy Bensebaini will miss due to a positive COVID-19 test. Real Madrid, on the other hand, Eden Hazard and Federico Valverde due to injury.

This group is very open, and Real Madrid are expected to progress to the second round in any Champions League campaign, and a win will help the Spanish champions move to the next round. Mönchengladbach need just a draw to progress and a loss could still send them through. The Blancos should do enough to progress to the round of 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to help Juventus defeat Lionel Messi’s Barcelona 3-0 at the Camp Nou in the battle of the GOATs on Tuesday night.

Ronaldo scored the first goal in the 13th minute after he was brought down in the box by Ronald Araujo. Weston McKennie and Juan Cuadrado combined again as they did at the weekend to give the visitors the second goal with a sliced shot from young McKennie. Ronaldo then scored another penalty in the 52nd minute, after Clement Lenglet handled the ball in the 18-yard.

With that win, Juventus have now finished as table toppers, above Barcelona with superior head to head, after losing 2-0 at home in the first leg.

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Manchester United have been eliminated from the Champions League, after their 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig in Germany in Tuesday night, sending the Red Devils to the Europa League.

Angelino gave scored the opening goal for Leipzig in the 2nd minute. The on loan Manchester City defender then turn provider for the second goal, sending a lovely cross to Amadou Haidara, who scored a half volley in the 13th minute. Willi Orban celebrated scoring the 3rd goal, but it was ruled out by VAR. Justin Kluivert made it 3-0 following a terrible defending from the Red Devils in the 69th minute. Bruno Fernandes pulled one back for United from the penalty in the 80th after Mason Greenwoon was fouled in the box. Paul Pogba scored the second for the visitors 2 minutes later, but it was not enough to salvage a point for Manchester United.

RB Leipzig have progressed to the next round, after amassing 12 points in 6 games, while Manchester United have dropped to the Europa League, after winning 9 points in 6 games.

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All eyes will be on Camp Nou when Barcelona and Juventus square off against each other on Tuesday night, as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing against each other for the first time since the Portuguese left Spain.

In 12 Champions League meetings between these two teams, Barcelona have won 5 games, while Juventus have won 3 matches, with the other 4 games ending in a draw. In those matches, the Catalan giants have scored 15 goals, while the Old Lady have scored 10 goals.

Barcelona will be without Ousmane Dembélé, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, and Ansu Fati due to injury. Juventus, on the other hand, will be without Giorgio Chiellini and Merih Demiraldue to injury.

Both teams have qualified for the next round, but the outcome of this tie may decide who will finish top. Ronaldo and Messi will be the target men. While Messi has better Champions League head to head, Ronaldo has the most goals in the competition. This clash will likely end in a draw.

There will be fireworks at Red Bull Arena when RB Leipzig will face off with Manchester United in a winner takes all clash as both teams bid to qualify for the second round.

These two teams have faced each other only once in the Champions League and that was in the first leg when Manchester United thrashed RB Leipzig 5-0 at Old Trafford. The Germans have won 2 with 2 draws of their last 5 matches, while the Red Devils have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 games.

Leipzig will be without Benjamin Henrichs, Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, and Fabrice Hartmann due to injury, while Lazar Samardzic and Hee-Chan Hwang will miss out due to positive COVID-19 test. Dayot Upamecano is suspended for this clash. Manchester United, on the other hand, will be without Anthony Martial, Édinson Cavani, and Phil Jones due to injury, while Fred is suspended for this tie.

A win for either side will take them through. A draw will take United through, and Leipzig may also qualify with a draw if PSG lose. This is going to be an exciting tie, where the Red Devils just need to sit back and pick the Germans on the break. This should end in a score draw or a narrow win for the host.

Egyptian Mo Salah and Ivorian Wilfred Zaha lead the line for My11’s round 13 team of the week. We will be looking at the 4-3-3 formation

Goalkeeper:

Jeremias Ledesma | He had a solid performance for Cadiz in their shock 2-1 win over Barcelona. He won the man of the match and made 8 crucial saves to deny the Catalan giants, including the last-minute save to deny Miralem Pjanić.

Defenders:

Kieran Trippier | The England international picked up his form in Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Valladolid. Trippier created the assists for the 2 goals scored by the league leaders.

Juan Cuadrado | Cuadrado was instrumental in Juventus comeback win over Torino. He scored a goal that was chalked off by the VAR, he then provided the 2 assists for the 2 goals scored by the defending champions.

Achraf Hakimi | The former Real Madrid man was on song as Inter Milan dispatched Bologna 3-1 and Hakimi scored 2 of the 3 goals.

Kurt Zouma | He has been in fine form all season, helping the Blues keep clean sheets and scoring goals, and in Chelsea's comeback win against Leeds United, Zouma scored the second goal to give the London club hope of getting all 3 points.

Midfielder:

Bruno Fernandes | The Portuguese proved to be the most important player for Manchester United again, in their 3-1 comeback win over wasteful West Ham. He created 8 chances in just 45 minutes, more than any player has done in 90 minutes this season, and assisted the first goal.

Mohamed Salah | The Egyptian chanced Wolves captain, Conor Coady to score the first goal for Liverpool in their 4-0 thumping of Wolverhampton Wanderers. He then sent in a lovely cross to Joel Matip, who head home the 3rd goal for the Reds.

Wilfried Zaha | The Ivorian was in fine form as Crystal Palace thrashed Semi Ajayi’s West Brom 5-1. Zaha got 2 goals, and one was from an Eberechi Eze pass.

Forward:

Olivier Giroud | The Frenchman has repaid Frank Lampard’s trust with goals. After 4 goals against Sevilla in the UCL, Giroud scored another important goal, to lead the comeback for the Blues, scoring in 6 consecutive starts for Chelsea.

Heung-Min Son | It’s hard to separate between Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, but the Korean’s spectacular curler from outside the box can not be overlooked. In addition, he gave a lovely pass to Kane, who blasted the ball into the net.

Christian Benteke | Benteke seldom score goals as a striker, but scoring 2 goals away from home, is worth adding to the team of the week for Christian Benteke.

Manager:

Alvaro Cervera | The Cadiz manager had just one game plan, pick Barcelona on the break and score and that is what happened. The goal they conceded was from an own goal. He has now led his team to win over Real Madrid and Barcelona in the same season.

Jose Mourinho’s impressive record against Arsenal continued as Spurs won the North London derby by defeating Arsenal 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday night.

Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane’s partnership is yielding results for Spurs as the Korean scored a spectacular curler from outside the box in the 13th minute, following a pass from Kane. Before the break, Son then gave an assist to the England captain and the Tottenham striker blasted the ball past Arsenal goalkeeper, Bernd Leno to give the hosts a 2-0 lead.

Tottenham returned to the summit of the Premier League table after Chelsea had stayed there for 24 hours, while Arsenal getting closer to relegation, as they sit 15th on the log with 13 points in 11 games.

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Real Madrid picked up their first 3 points in 4 La Liga games after their narrow 1-0 win against Sevilla at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as the Blancos hope to get back to form.

The only goal in the game came in the 55th minute, following a low cross from Ferland Mendy was misjudged by Sevilla goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, and the ball ricocheted off his hands into his net to give Real Madrid the win.

Sevilla dropped to sixth on the log, after Cadiz defeated Barcelona to move to 5th, while Real Madrid are 4th on the La Liga table with 20 points in 11 matches.

Do you think Real Madrid can defend their La Liga title?